Published at 16th of January 2021 11:16:25 AM
Chapter 384
————–From now on, let’s start from this moment onwards! Let’s do something different……!
Looking back in the past, that may have been the greatest start of everything .
————–……where you——- are the protagonist of this story!
Yes, it did indeed begin at that moment……
When I finished showing Kaito-kun around the accommodation facility, before I knew it, it was already nighttime . This place really is big, isn’t it?
To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to put too much effort into this place, but when I thought about how I was doing this for Kaito-kun, I couldn’t help but overdo it .
Normally, we would have gone straight to dinner, but before that, there was a place I wanted to go with Kaito-kun . I’d already told him about going to this place before dinner beforehand, so Kaito-kun and I went to that place together .
The sun had completely set and the sky was filled with the light of the stars . The place we went to was the rooftop of the Central Tower…… The highest place on this island .
[……No, like I said, why is there a tatami here?]
[Ahaha, after all, you really should have tatamis when going for “otsukimi”, right!?]
(T/N: otsukimi/moon-viewing)
[……But the teacakes are probably baby castellas, right?]
[Of course!]
I couldn’t help but smile at those nostalgic words .
Moving over to the tatami and sitting down, I looked at Kaito-kun and lightly tapped my lap .
[But before we eat our sweets…… Kaito-kun, here . ]
[……Huhh…… What’s with you all of a sudden……]
He wryly smiled as if he was somewhat dumbfounded, but Kaito-kun still followed my wish, laying down his head on my lap .
Lap pillow…… I really liked doing that to Kaito-kun . The feeling of warmth in my lap and the feeling of his skin touching mine makes me realize that I’m with him .
While gently stroking Kaito-kun’s head, I quietly shifted my gaze to the sky .
[……Hey, Kaito-kun . ]
[Unnn?]
[Do you remember? On the night when you first came to this world…… We gazed at the moon and stars together like this . ]
[……Yeah, I remember it well . ]
A pleasant night breeze gently caressed my cheeks, enveloping me in a peaceful atmosphere .
Without saying another word, I stroked Kaito-kun’s head and he closed his eyes, as if he felt pleased with my pats .
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[……Kaito-kun, you can just go ahead and get some sleep, you know?]
[……Unnn . Is this where Kuro wanted to go?]
[Unnn . You see, I’ve grown to love doing this…… looking at the stars together with Kaito-kun . ]
[……I see . ]
Well, I’m sure that I’m a little to blame for it, but he has been through a lot today and is probably tired .
Hearing my words, Kaito-kun softly spoke, his voice soundly slightly sleepy .
All it was was just idle chatter . Even so, I felt inexplicably happy about this . Of course, that’s because I’m with Kaito-kun .
The first night I saw the stars with you, I never dreamed that our relationship would be like this .
At that time, Kaito-kun was but a baby bird who didn’t know anything yet, and you looked as if you were afraid of where you’d end up if you reached out your hand .
That’s why…… I decided to raise you . Just as I have done countless times in the past……
I wondered how beautiful your wings would be one day when you acquired them and flew away from the nest…… I was really looking forward to seeing you unfurl your wings up close .
However, you easily surpassed my imagination . Your unfurled wings were so much bigger than I had ever imagined, and so dazzlingly beautiful .
I’ve been busy raising baby birds that I had “given up on flying myself”, but you still “willingly took me to the skies”……
Hey, Kaito-kun? Do you remember?
I told you that time, didn’t I? That from now on, it will be the start of “your story”……
But, I think of it this way now . That it was actually the start of “our story” . Ahaha, I guess I might be being a bit too conceited? However, you’ve given me so much that I truly do feel that way .
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The second night I saw the stars with you…… the day we ate barbecue together, you had changed . You’d become much cooler and stronger than ever .
No, I think you were always stronger than anyone else . However, you’d just forgotten how strong you were . I wonder if I was able to help you remember that? If I did…… That would make me glad .
The third night I saw the stars with you…… it was at the Sacred Tree Festival, right?
Looking back, I think that’s when you started to become a bigger and bigger part of my life .
It didn’t take much time for me to fall in love with you .
And then…… You challenged me .
Even though I was such a monster…… You still desperately reached out your hand to me, giving me your love . I still can’t find the words to describe how happy I was at that time .
When my relationship with you changed from friends to lovers…… I felt like the world became more beautiful than ever .
Even the starry sky that I had seen countless times felt like completely different scenery with Kaito-kun by my side .
It was then that I finally noticed . You’re not the only one who was growing up, and thanks to you, my heart is stronger than ever .
That’s exactly why, with the way I am now, even if it’s Shiro…… No . If it’s for Kaito-kun, I can beat anyone . For your sake, I will be stronger and brighter than anyone . That’s what I think .
Kaito-kun…… You really are amazing .
It’s only been half a year since I met you, a blink of an eye compared to what I’ve experienced in my life . However, that short time had left the strongest impression on me out of anything I’ve experienced .
When I close my eyes and think of your face, I can clearly remember the conversation we had……
And you saved not only me, but Vier as well . The thing that I couldn’t do, the one that I lost…… As if it was something normal, you picked it up and held it out to me .
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It’s really difficult to convey my feelings for you . My love for you is so great that I don’t know how to put them into words .
Sometimes, I think about it…… How I wish that I could convey the feelings I have within my heart as they are .
I’m having so much fun every day now . Every time I see your smile, every time we talk with each other, I fall more and more in love with you . I love you so much that I think there is no limit to how much I can love you .
I wonder what you call this kind of feeling? Ahh, I’m sure…… it’s something like this .
[……Kaito-kun, I love you . ]
I whispered softly to Kaito-kun, who had begun to breathe peacefully in his sleep .
This love is different from the one I had for my precious family members . This feeling I hold isn’t just making me feel the need to watch over and protect you…… It makes me wish to walk together with you, supporting each other’s backs .
Loving someone you love is such a happy thing, isn’t it? Fufufu, I thought I’d lived a long time, but it seems like I still have lots of things to learn~~
Hey, Kaito-kun? I wonder if you remember about that time? I clearly remember it, you know? The first time I saw the night sky with you…… and the things we talked about……
Thinking about that time, I feel like my future with you will be happier than ever before .
No . This isn’t just a premonition, but something that I’m certain about…… Because I can always smile from the bottom of my heart when Kaito-kun is with me .
Look, if you turn your gaze up in the sky, you could see that the starry sky stretches out forever . It’s a wide world we live in .
[……From here on out too, let’s see a lot of things . Let’s smile a lot . With you who I love, more than anyone, more than anything……]
[……Mnnhhh…… Kuro……]
[Unnn . I’ll be right here by your side, Kaito-kun . I have been…… and will always be . ]
Lightly kissing the cheek of the sleeping Kaito-kun, I turned my gaze to the starry sky again .
Unnn, tonight’s starry sky…… is the most beautiful ever .